Question 1

The Chinese call the Huang He River ____ because it drowned people and destroyed homes.

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China's Sorrow

Question 2

China's first rulers were probably from the dynasty.

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Xia

Question 3

The first capital city of China was

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Anyang

Question 4

The ____ dynasty ruled for more years than any other Chinese dynasty in history.

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Zhou

Question 5

An important trade item during the Zhou dynasty was

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Silk

Question 6

In Chinese society, the merchants class ranked below the

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farmers and aristocrats

Question 7

Chinese families practiced filial piety, which meant that children had to

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respect their parents

Question 8

Confucius believed that society would do well if everyone always did his or her

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duty

Question 9

Laozi believed that people should give up ____ in favor of nature.

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worldly desires

Question 10

During the 200s B.C., Legalism taught that humans were naturally

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evil

Question 11

a kind of character used in Chinese writing

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ideograph

Question 12

a character that stands for objects, such as the moon and the sun

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pictograph

Question 13

a formal order

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mandate

Question 14

a system of appointed officials who run different parts of the government

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bureaucracy

Question 15

a noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns

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aristocrat

Question 16

also called the "School of Law"

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Legalism

Question 17

promotes a peaceful society

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Daoism

Question 18

the belief that all people with a talent for governing should govern

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Confucianism

Question 19

people who share a similar position in society

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Social Class

Question 20

developed the teachings of Legalism

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Hanfeizi

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